preface
noun
[ ˈprɛfəs ]
• an introduction to a book, typically stating its subject, scope, or aims.
Similar:
introduction,
foreword,
preamble,
prologue,
prelude,
front matter,
forward matter,
prelims,
intro,
proem,
exordium,
prolegomenon,
prolusion,
prodrome,
preface
verb
• provide (a book) with a preface.
• "the book is prefaced by a quotation from William Faulkner"
Similar:
precede,
introduce,
prefix,
begin,
open,
start,
launch,
lead up to,
lead into,
prologue,
premise,
Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin praefatia, alteration of Latin praefatio(n- ) ‘words spoken beforehand’, from the verb praefari, from prae ‘before’ + fari ‘speak’.
